MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. FINAL REPORT 1970-71

CASE HISTORY DATA COLLECTED BETWEEN MAY 1, 1970 AND JANUARY 31, 1971 IS PRESENTED. CASE ELEMENTS WERE CATEGORIZED INTO HUMAN, ENVIRONMENT, AND VEHICLE RELATED FACTORS AND CLASSIFIED INTO PRECRACH, AT-CRASH, AND POSTCRASH PHASES. RECOMMENDATIONS, BASED ON COMPILATION OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CAUSE AND EFFECT FACTORS, ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. FAMILY SITUATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY STANDING AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. HYPOTHETICAL FORECASTING OF SOCIAL HOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Miami, Coral Gables

  Coral Gables, FL  United States  33124
• Authors:
  • Fogarty, W J
  • Sudduth
  • Freeman
  • Haviland, C
  • Vilardi, P
  • Blackbourne, B
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 223 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; High risk drivers; Human characteristics; Psychological aspects; Social factors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221749
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1972 12:00AM